By Michael Gerson, The Washington Post Several years ago, I attended the bar mitzvah of a friend’s son. Uniquely in my experience — and, I’d bet, mos
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jessica Kessler Marshall, Temple Beth Or I sat listening as a group of friends shared about their lives: One had an 85-year-old father who
Read MoreBy Abdullah H. Erakat, The Media Line ABU DIS - Hala Kanaan recalls her disappointment at being one year too young to cast a ballot in the 2006 Pal
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A decision made two months ago by the Israeli government's religious court to release a woman from her marriage to a comatose husband was made publi
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(JTA) – The student senate at the University of Washington voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposed measure on divestment from Israel. The vote Tu
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(JTA) -- If Sabra Dipping Co. has its way, the use of chickpeas and tahini in making hummus will become U.S. law. The hummus manufacturer, which is
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By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent As the Seattle Orthodox Jewish community recovers from the conviction of a local religion school teache
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By Gavin Rabinowitz, JTA World News ATHENS, Greece (JTA) -- When the Anti-Defamation League published its global anti-Semitism survey last week, Gr
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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Standing in the building where nearly eight years ago she lay on the floor, bleeding from a gunshot wou
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A voice vote in the US Senate Monday approved legislation that will award Israeli President Shimon Peres with the US Congressional Gold Medal. Peres j
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With the search for the over 200 missing Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamist rebel group continuing, Israel has send a group of int
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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound On his blog at Macklemore.com, the local rap star explains that the costume he wore at his concert Frid
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ROME (JTA) -- Maccabi Tel Aviv upset favored Real Madrid to win the Euroleague basketball championship. Maccabi defeated the Spanish squad, 98-86,
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(JTA) – Israel sent aid to help rescue efforts in flood-ravaged Serbia and Bosnia. Local media reported that Israel sent a first shipment of emerge
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With a rise in contemporary anti-semitism in France, a new survey reveals that 75% of Jews harbor a desire to leave the country. JTA reports today tha
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JTA reports today that six Israeli runners were excluded from the West Bank portion of a regional long-distance peace run, which ended Monday. Led b
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Tablet Magazine asks the question, given that it took a month before international media even began to pay attention to the nearly 300 girls kidnapped
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University of Washington professor emeritus Edward Alexander slaps down Jewish proponents of the movement to boycott Israel and divest from companies
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WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Iraqi government is extending the stay of the Iraqi Jewish Archive in the United States.“In order to continue this important
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By Rafael Medoff, JNS.org U.S. officials say it would be “too risky” to send commandos to rescue the 300 schoolgirls being held hostage b
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